Saturday, July 19, 2014

Instead of using my brain I made a bad choice. I love the variegated colors
in Catherine S. carpet. So what did I do? I just bought all those colors
instead of mixing them with the solid colors also suggested in the stitch guide.
Then I just merrily started stitching. Oh yes, I noticed things were looking
weird but like a moron I continued.

The problem is... Every new color lot of these variegated dyed
threads comes out differently. Some lots might be light batches some are dark and yes I bought the same color lots. As I stitched along the color changed so dramatically it looked like I
started a completely different color. So the design gets lost in a blur of
changing colors. I like that in the body of the red background but not when it
comes to defining the design elements. That needs to be distinctive. Following the chart I have changed colors only to discover that say the pink is so close to the red I might as well not have bothered to re-thread my needle. The gray is so close to the blue at times, you can't tell those apart either.

So an executive decision has been made. I am going to scrap this piece and
start ALL OVER AGAIN. Kill me now as my friend L. M. says.

Oh yes, I feel like a total idiot but hey..... If I am
going to do all this work, I want to like my carpet when it is finished.

This is how it should have looked below. The colors are consistent in the middle of the design..

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I am artist and a metalsmith. I have always loved miniatures and dollhouses. My interest in making miniatures is not restricted to the metal work I do. This year I plan to design and build a dollhouse.
I do not sell the miniatures I am making right now while I am trying to build my own collection.
Who is Kilmouski? ... He's my cat. And he sits right next to me no matter how many hours I work.